How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 381
CHAPTER XXXIII. … A DECORATIVE LANGUAGE. HEN in olden times the warriors wentaround the country dressed in suits ofclothes made by a blacksmith insteadof a tailor, their hats were manufact-ured at the forge also, and had ironfront doors that moved upon hinges.When danger was nigh these doorswere closed, locked, and…
